All Four Kings Accounted For

There was an early position raise to 1,200, and a middle position call before Niklas Astedt three-bet to 5,100 from the button. Chin Wei Lim then elected to cold four-bet from the small blind to 14,500, and when action folded back to Astedt, he called.

Lim continued for 8,000 on the 4♠3♣9♥ flop, and Astedt called again.

The dealer provided the 8♠ turn, and Lim had no thoughts of slowing down. He placed another wager, this time for a more substantial 22,000. Undeterred, Astedt called to see a river card.

The river 7♠ gave both players pause for thought. Lim counted his stack, had a look at his opponent and then chose to check. Astedt went through a similar routine with his stack before electing to check back.

Lim flipped over K♠K♥, which was not enough to win the pot outright, as Astedt revealed he had the other two kings, rolling over K♦K♣.

Lim and Astedt shared a chuckle as the dealer apportioned the pot between the two players.